Schools could open for face to face classes for students from Years 8 to 13 on Monday 24th January 2022 if the all clear is given by the Education Ministry this Friday.
While speaking during a ministerial briefing, Education Minister, Premila Kumar says the recent bad weather, TC Cody and the volcanic eruption in Tonga led them to close schools.
She says 9 schools were flooded during the bad weather and 58 schools were used as evacuation centres.
Kumar says 2 schools were inundated with water after the volcanic eruption while 8 schools were used as evacuation centres.
The Education Minister says all schools used as evacuation centres are being cleaned and cleared by the Ministry of Health.
Kumar says the all clear will be given and an announcement will be made on Friday.
The dates for resumption of face to face classes for early childhood to Year 7 has not been announced.
Kumar had earlier told us that they will discuss this in their end of the week assessment.
She says they had said that they will stagger this, and once the students from Years 8 to 13 settle in, they will get the younger ones in.
